William J. Woods

William John Woods (1980-2008) was an NJSP state trooper who was killed by Niko Bellic in 2008.

Biography
William John Woods was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1980 to a family of Protestant English descent. Woods joined the New Jersey State Police in 2001 after graduating from the police academy in Jersey City, and he was sent to walk the beat in Jersey City to enforce the law in poorer neighborhoods. In 2008, he walked past the criminal Niko Bellic, who held a grudge against the police due to his being forced to work for the corrupt police chief Francis McReary. Bellic produced a shotgun and shot Woods in the back, killing him instantly.